Rotary cabinet



Dec. 9, 1930. l mpp 1,784,293

ROTARY CABINET INVENTOR, i by)??? Kni e b W jATTORNEY Patented Dec. 9,1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LYNN A. KNIPP, 01 LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA ROTARY CABINET Application filed November 16, 1929. SerialNo. 407,735.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved bearing deviceabout which the carrier is rotative on a vertical axis; it being apurpose to provide a trunnion lug of very low cost and neat andinconspicuous form and which permits the ready installation ofstructural parts of the cabinet.

A further object is to provide a rotary carrier cabinet which may beincorporated either in portable or in builtin apparatus.

The invention consists in certain advancements in this art asset forthin the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional objectsand advantages, and Whose construction, combination and details of meansand the manner of operation will be made manifest in the ensuingdescription of the herewith illustrative apparatus; it being understoodthat modifications, variations and adaptations maybe resorted to withinthe scope, principle and spirit of the invention as it is more directlyclaimed hereinafter. Figure 1 is a perspective of a portable form of thecabinet.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of a built-in form of cabinet.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical section showing the trunnions indetail.

The casing structure includes a top element 2 and a'bottom element 3spaced vertically a suitable distance and of a size desired according tothe particular utility intended. Side walls 4 and a semicircular backshield 5 form a chamber in which there is mounted a rotary carrierhaving a top 6 and a bottom 7 of like-size discs having coaxialtrunnions fixed to the top and bottom elements 2 and 3.

which are vertically divided by horizontal shelves 14 atvariouselevations.

The back-guard wall is of an are complementary to the cylindricalcarrier so that as this is rotated articles thereon may not be lostoutward.

In Fig. 1 the portable cabinet has a front door 15 hinged to a side wallbut when the cabinet is of the built-in type, Fig. 2, the case has frontwing panels 17l7 extending toward each other and forming a front openingat which may be exposed a part of the carrier provided with a flat door18 which will lie in the plane of the panels and form aharmonious, flushtrim therewith. Either door may be used on either cabinet type.

Drawers 2O are provided as desired in the carrier and a feature of thedevice includes a secret compartment 21 with a doorv 22, this beingconcealed by the stack of drawers.

To obtain strong construction and 'to prevent drag of the bottom 7 onthe floor 3; a metallic shim 2'8 is secured by wood-screws 24 to thefloor and the trunnion lug is fixed to the shim by its bolt-screw 11.

lVhat is claimed is:

A cabinet structure including a case, a rotary carrier disposed andturnable on a vertical aXis in said case and provided with shelves andpartitions and having substan tially cylindrical form, a flat doorattached to one side of the carrier, and said case having front wingpanels extending toward each other to form, with the said door, a flushfront closure for the cabinet.

LYNN A. KNIPP.

